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in terms of sandy hook elementary, anyone's guess right now. lieutenant vance said it remains very obviously a crime scene but he also said interestingly, it is likely to remain a crime scene, in his words, for months. they do not intends to close down that as a scene of the investigation for a very long time. it remains an open question whether sandy hook elementary school will ever be re-opened. obviously there are arguments on both sides and it is a difficult question that the community will have to grapple with. >>jonathan: terrific report reporting. >> president obama spoke of the 20 victims and said that god has called them all home. today, family and friends attend funeral services for six -year-old noah pozer and jack pinto. noah was called "smart as a whip." he turned since on the 20th of november. his twin sister, she was at the school on the same day but in a different close room. she is alive. you can see from jack's tattoos he was a big fan of the new york giants, the tar wide receiver wrote a message on his own cleats for sunday's
in terms of sandy hook elementary, anyone's guess right now. lieutenant vance said it remains very obviously a crime scene but he also said interestingly, it is likely to remain a crime scene, in his words, for months. they do not intends to close down that as a scene of the investigation for a very long time. it remains an open question whether sandy hook elementary school will ever be re-opened. obviously there are arguments on both sides and it is a difficult question that the community will...
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well it's been exactly one week since twenty children and six teachers were shot in cold blood at sandy hook elementary school as we reported this week gun control is on the front of everyone's minds but new legislation has a takes time and americans want answers on how to keep their children safe right now and her bulletproof backpacks it's not a new concept but it's certainly earning a lot of attention these days company like bullet blocker and amendment two and the like have sold a lot of backpacks in the wake of the sandy hook tragedy and they're reporting some of them are actually reporting a five hundred percent increase in sales meanwhile democratic senator barbara boxer wants to the national guard troops to be present at schools to increase security she modified her legislation after a previous law that boosted security on the us mexico border to deal with drug cartel violence so is this what is coming to strapping bulletproof backpacks on to students and stationing troops around schools for some answers i'm joined now by r.t. correspondent ramon the lindo he's in our l.a. studi
well it's been exactly one week since twenty children and six teachers were shot in cold blood at sandy hook elementary school as we reported this week gun control is on the front of everyone's minds but new legislation has a takes time and americans want answers on how to keep their children safe right now and her bulletproof backpacks it's not a new concept but it's certainly earning a lot of attention these days company like bullet blocker and amendment two and the like have sold a lot of...
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round with hurricane sandy in new york. their efforts to make sure that their infrastructure was as robust as possible. >> why is it that goldman sachs has the electricity and power going on when the rest of manhattan and hudson street was dark? did 60 hudson go down as well? we even had problems getting e- mails sent from washington to new york connected. >> like every major internet building in new york, we switched over successfully to diesel power. the week before last, the internet in new york ran on diesel. it was as simple as that. they have backup generators. when you visit, there is always a point on the tour where there is a room filled with four megawatt diesel generators. and that case of another important hub, a building owned entirely by google, in both spaces, both generator switched over. internet was running on diesel. there is one that was not successfully switched over. another common example -- the fuel pump was in the basement. the basement is flooded. you could attempt as they did to have a bucket brig
round with hurricane sandy in new york. their efforts to make sure that their infrastructure was as robust as possible. >> why is it that goldman sachs has the electricity and power going on when the rest of manhattan and hudson street was dark? did 60 hudson go down as well? we even had problems getting e- mails sent from washington to new york connected. >> like every major internet building in new york, we switched over successfully to diesel power. the week before last, the...
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think of the big storms like sandy. you know, that's where it really gets bad. a few inches of ocean rise normally isn't too bad, but if it's a couple feet, you're going to have bad problems. we can make changes and lessen the damage. >> thank you, paul. that's our show for tonight. i want to thank or guests for joining us tonight. we hope you'll visit our website kqed.org/thisweek to watch complete episodes, subscribe to our newsletter and pod cast and share your thoughts about the show. next week, tune in for seat and harvest, a look at the impact of climate change on agriculture in california. i'm uyl quan. good night. gwen: shock and tears from a small town in connecticut to the white house, tonight on "washington week." another mass shooting. a visibly shaken president. >> the majority of those who died today were children. beautiful kids between the ages of 5 and 10 years old. they had their entire lives ahead of them, birthdays, they had their entire lives ahead of them, birthdays, graduations
think of the big storms like sandy. you know, that's where it really gets bad. a few inches of ocean rise normally isn't too bad, but if it's a couple feet, you're going to have bad problems. we can make changes and lessen the damage. >> thank you, paul. that's our show for tonight. i want to thank or guests for joining us tonight. we hope you'll visit our website kqed.org/thisweek to watch complete episodes, subscribe to our newsletter and pod cast and share your thoughts about the show....
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sandy hook elementary remains an active crime scene. the site of friday's deadly shootings will remain closed indefinitely. 26 people including 20 young children were killed there. authorities hope to soon interview two survivors of the massacre. funerals, more of them, are scheduled for today. james mattioli was 6. his family says he loved sports, was a numbers guy, and best friends with his older sister. jessica rekos, also 6, loved everything about horses. she read about them, drew them, wrote about them, for christmas she wanted cowgirl boots. we have more. >> reporter: good morning. it's a rainy and somber morning in newtown where families have begun to lay their dead to rest, and more funerals are scheduled for days to come. it's back to school today for the children of newtown, connecticut, with one exception -- students of sandy hook elementary. kenneth canfield is a fourth grader at sandy hook. he was there that tragic day. >> he heard screaming and gunshots, and the room that he was in was being banged on by the gunman. >> rep
sandy hook elementary remains an active crime scene. the site of friday's deadly shootings will remain closed indefinitely. 26 people including 20 young children were killed there. authorities hope to soon interview two survivors of the massacre. funerals, more of them, are scheduled for today. james mattioli was 6. his family says he loved sports, was a numbers guy, and best friends with his older sister. jessica rekos, also 6, loved everything about horses. she read about them, drew them,...
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it is an emotional debate touching still-tender nerves over the deaths at sandy hook elementary among those who hold dear their constitutional right to own guns. we have two reports tonight beginning with white house correspondent peter alexander in our washington newsroom tonight. peter, good evening. >> reporter: lester, good evening to you. the head of the nra, wayne lapierre, said guns are not the problem. instead, he took aim what the he called the media machine in this country, a cracked system for dealing with mentally ill, and the federal government, whose enforcement of existing restrictions on guns he called pitiful. facing a barrage of tough questions for the first time since its deadly massacre in newtown, on meet the appreciation the nra's ceo, wayne lapierre, forcefully defended his call for armed officers in every school. >> if it's crazy to call for putting police and armed security in our school to protect our children, then call me crazy. i think the american people think it's crazy not to do it. it's the one thing that will keep americans safe the nra is going to do
it is an emotional debate touching still-tender nerves over the deaths at sandy hook elementary among those who hold dear their constitutional right to own guns. we have two reports tonight beginning with white house correspondent peter alexander in our washington newsroom tonight. peter, good evening. >> reporter: lester, good evening to you. the head of the nra, wayne lapierre, said guns are not the problem. instead, he took aim what the he called the media machine in this country, a...
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decals to honor those at sandy hook elementary school. second quarter, titans from their own 6 yard line. let's see what johnson's 94-yard dash looks like. chris johnson, just taking off. outruns everybody for a 94-yard touchdown run, in 10.48 seconds. the longest run in titans' history. third quarter. third and 12 for mark sanchez. he gets the 23-yard touchdown. jets take the 10-7 lead. ensuing drive. titans trying to answer. jake locker on the designed run. gets the score to give the titans the lead, 14-10. fourth quarter, two minutes left. jets down 14-10, on the 23 yard line. and sanchez drops back. intercepted. his fourth pick of the game. his fourth game with at least four picks. titans punting, with 53 seconds remaining. and this was a terrible punt. it goes to the 25 yard line. sanchez and the jets with one last chance to win the game. would he take advantage? sanchez, would you? nope. fumbles the snap. sanchez, turnovers this season, the most in the nfl. titans win, 14-10. >>> that was your "sportscenter" update. i'm cassidy hubb
decals to honor those at sandy hook elementary school. second quarter, titans from their own 6 yard line. let's see what johnson's 94-yard dash looks like. chris johnson, just taking off. outruns everybody for a 94-yard touchdown run, in 10.48 seconds. the longest run in titans' history. third quarter. third and 12 for mark sanchez. he gets the 23-yard touchdown. jets take the 10-7 lead. ensuing drive. titans trying to answer. jake locker on the designed run. gets the score to give the titans...
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lincoln back with us, the chief strategist, from the cme group in chicago, sandy, it is great to see you again. >> i appreciate it. >> are you suggesting investors ignore all of the fiscal cliff worry and the threat of that cliff? >> well, i don't know what we are going to do with the obsession about the fiscal cliff ever goes away, but i think you do have to sort of look beyond the fiscal cliff, not just to the fiscal cliff. there is a lot of obsession about it for understandable reasons, if they dig in their heels there is real fiscal drag involved, we don't think that is is that is the likely scenario, we think it is much more likely they downsize the size of the cliff and maybe knock half of it off and work on the rest in early 2013, but the more important thing, tom, i think is the secular things they can do in first half of 2013 to improve the trajectory of what we are doing with our entitlement programs and with tax reforms, and if they do that, that is what i mean by looking through the cliff, if those things happen, 200013 could set up and trigger a lot of good catalysts not
lincoln back with us, the chief strategist, from the cme group in chicago, sandy, it is great to see you again. >> i appreciate it. >> are you suggesting investors ignore all of the fiscal cliff worry and the threat of that cliff? >> well, i don't know what we are going to do with the obsession about the fiscal cliff ever goes away, but i think you do have to sort of look beyond the fiscal cliff, not just to the fiscal cliff. there is a lot of obsession about it for...
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think of the big storms like sandy. you know, that's where it really gets bad. a few inches of ocean rise normally isn't too bad, but if it's a couple feet, you're going to have bad problems. we can make changes and lessen the damage. >> thank you, paul. that's our show for tonight. i want to thank or guests for joining us tonight. we hope you'll visit our website kqed.org/thisweek to watch complete episodes, subscribe to our newsletter and pod cast and share your thoughts about the show. next week, tune in for seat and harvest, a look at the impact of climate change on agriculture in california. i'm uyl quan. good night. >>> the following kqed production was produced in high definition. ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> every single bite needed to be great. >> twinkies in there. >> wow! >> it's like a great, big hug in the whole city. >> that food is about all i can handle. my parents put chili powder in my baby food. >> french fries everywhere, all over the table and just a lot of chili.
think of the big storms like sandy. you know, that's where it really gets bad. a few inches of ocean rise normally isn't too bad, but if it's a couple feet, you're going to have bad problems. we can make changes and lessen the damage. >> thank you, paul. that's our show for tonight. i want to thank or guests for joining us tonight. we hope you'll visit our website kqed.org/thisweek to watch complete episodes, subscribe to our newsletter and pod cast and share your thoughts about the show....
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. >> sandy hook elementary would remain a crime scene. for archer was pulled out. it is not clear when the school will be used. >> investigators are gathering what they call cigna to get evidence. it will not discuss what has been seized the gunman's home computer may not reveal much. it was smashed and torn apart. >> it is great to take some time to do that. >> it will take some time to interview the more than 100 witnesses including at some point the children who survived the attack. >> is a very tender issue. and i can tell you that any interviews with any children will be done with professionals, with parents, and with investigators. >> one that can only come after the heart wrenching process for these kids in this community. when say one final goodbye. it is an emotional struggle they will be forced to renew and repeat 26 times here. >> schools across the country are taking extra time to make sure everyone feels secure on school grounds after the incident. that includes schools in baltimore city. lisa robinson joins us from north baltimore with that part of th
. >> sandy hook elementary would remain a crime scene. for archer was pulled out. it is not clear when the school will be used. >> investigators are gathering what they call cigna to get evidence. it will not discuss what has been seized the gunman's home computer may not reveal much. it was smashed and torn apart. >> it is great to take some time to do that. >> it will take some time to interview the more than 100 witnesses including at some point the children who...
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the students of sandy hook elementary. kenneth kenfield is a fourth grader at sandy hook. he was there that tragic day. >> he heard screaming and gunshots. the room he was in was being banged on by the gunman. >> reporter: kenneth and his classmates won't be returning to sandy elementary school. when they do go back, they'll attend chalk hill. the grieving continues here in newtown. there will be two more funerals today. the first two funerals were held monday when 6-year-old noah pozner and 6 jearld jack pinto -- 6 jearld jack opinion -- 6-year-old jack opinion toe were remembered. noah was described as smart, caring and rambunctious. jack pinto loved the new york giants. he was buried in the jersey of his favorite player victor cruz. >> there was talk about him being in heaven and knocking ha
the students of sandy hook elementary. kenneth kenfield is a fourth grader at sandy hook. he was there that tragic day. >> he heard screaming and gunshots. the room he was in was being banged on by the gunman. >> reporter: kenneth and his classmates won't be returning to sandy elementary school. when they do go back, they'll attend chalk hill. the grieving continues here in newtown. there will be two more funerals today. the first two funerals were held monday when 6-year-old noah...
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>> good evening, final farewells today for two more 6-year-olds, victims of the terrible attacks in sandy hook. jessica rekos was a little girl who loved horses and asked santa for cowgirl boots and cowboy hat and james mattioli who asked once how old do i have to be to sing on stage. president obama would support a man to support -- >> he is actually supportive of senator feinstein's attempt to revise the presentation that would represent the assault weapons ban. >> joining me is john engle. his cousin, 6-year-old olivia engle was killed. obviously, a hideous time for you, your family, how is your family coping with this? >> very privately. i mean, thank you for having us. thank you for putting some attention on olivia rose. having some attention placed on olivia rose and her best friends and those families is giving the families tremendous comfort. and they're not watching the news. they're coping by basically staying with their friends and loved ones at home and focusing on each other. >> what kind of girl was olivia? >> she was a warm -- she was outgoing. she would light up a room wit
>> good evening, final farewells today for two more 6-year-olds, victims of the terrible attacks in sandy hook. jessica rekos was a little girl who loved horses and asked santa for cowgirl boots and cowboy hat and james mattioli who asked once how old do i have to be to sing on stage. president obama would support a man to support -- >> he is actually supportive of senator feinstein's attempt to revise the presentation that would represent the assault weapons ban. >> joining...
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says it will suffer a $1.3 billion loss in the wake of super storm sandy. president obama is asking $6gress for $60 billion in ederal aid for states hit hard by the storm. here's john bentley. nt reporter: more than a month after hurricane sandy slammed snto long island, workers are fill digging out from the damage. >> i'm here to coordinate the workers so they successfully clean up all the debris. >> reporter: angela bosco is the manager of this program in hauppauge, new york. out of work since march she got thatjob because of a government grant that only hires those who ire unemployed. d i never would imagine it riuld take a hurricane to bring me to a county position. it was like a blessing, actually. >> reporter: with tons of debris still left to clean up from hurricane sandy, the state themployment arrest almost 9%, this program hopes to solve two problems at once-- getting all of this cleaned up, getting people back to work. the super storm leveled businesses across new york. this program is aimed at the 50,000 new yorkers who lost heir jobs, according
says it will suffer a $1.3 billion loss in the wake of super storm sandy. president obama is asking $6gress for $60 billion in ederal aid for states hit hard by the storm. here's john bentley. nt reporter: more than a month after hurricane sandy slammed snto long island, workers are fill digging out from the damage. >> i'm here to coordinate the workers so they successfully clean up all the debris. >> reporter: angela bosco is the manager of this program in hauppauge, new york. out...
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bajo el programa de comunidad. 5 semanas despuÉs, no termina la pesadilla, para muchas vÍctimas de sandy en new york y nueva jersey. y a un mes de tomar posesiÓn como presidente de venezuela. hugo chÁvez, sigue sin aparecer. se completan 21 dÍas, de silencio, total. vamos con toda la informaciÓn. este es su noticiero univisiÓn. ediciÓn nocturna. con ilia calderÓn y enrique acevedo. buenas noches. y les habla felix. el impacto por la entrada en vigor del consumo de marihuana con fines recreativos en el estado de washington. mientras aquÍ cientos de personas salieron a festejar y a fumar la haoer va en latinoamÉrica se preguntan si tiene sentido, la dura gerba contra el narcotrÁfico. que allÍ se libra >>> nos trae un amplio panorama. la cuenta regresiva. espera que las campanas del reloj marque la 1 de la medianoche. y el uso recreativo de la marihuana. el as pirarla es le. . los residente elling del estado washington tienen opiniones divididas. >>> me parece muy bueno que lo a probarÁn el gobierno puede ejercer mÁs control. la lady ze que no pueden fui maya en lugares pÚblic
bajo el programa de comunidad. 5 semanas despuÉs, no termina la pesadilla, para muchas vÍctimas de sandy en new york y nueva jersey. y a un mes de tomar posesiÓn como presidente de venezuela. hugo chÁvez, sigue sin aparecer. se completan 21 dÍas, de silencio, total. vamos con toda la informaciÓn. este es su noticiero univisiÓn. ediciÓn nocturna. con ilia calderÓn y enrique acevedo. buenas noches. y les habla felix. el impacto por la entrada en vigor del consumo de marihuana con fines...
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she's here and spent the last few days in rooms with some of those children who were in sandy hook sandy hook elementary school on friday. some of those children who had to walk out past the bodies of her classmates. she told me so many stories about their resilience, about how they may or may not be able to cope with what they have seen. she talked about one extraordinarily touching scene where she witnessed children helping children. listen. >> watching one child come in, a young boy come in being very shy and withdrawn and not wanting to talk to anybody and his head down and holding himself. and then watching two young of his school mates, girls, come rushing over to him and hugging him. hi, how are you? and just -- he started to melt a little bit. and they brought him over to where the toys were and they were talking to him and it brought him out of his shell. >> she says every child reacts differently in this kind of traumatic situation, john. she says the bottom line is some will have the resilience, they will have the parental support. they will get through this. they will be able
she's here and spent the last few days in rooms with some of those children who were in sandy hook sandy hook elementary school on friday. some of those children who had to walk out past the bodies of her classmates. she told me so many stories about their resilience, about how they may or may not be able to cope with what they have seen. she talked about one extraordinarily touching scene where she witnessed children helping children. listen. >> watching one child come in, a young boy...
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six weeks after hurricane sandy, new jersey's own bruce springsteen and john bon jovi were among the superstars to rock madison square garden. the benefit concert, which also featured the rolling stones, the who, and paul mccartney, went on for almost six hours, on tv, online, on the radio, and in theaters. the producers saying 2 billion people around the globe would be able to enjoy it live. we'll have a wrap-up of the concert a little later on. i don't think we'll ever see another star-studded concert like that in our lifetime. >> no. that was an amazing lineup for a great cause. >>> time, now, for a look at weather across the country on this thursday morning. we have some scattered showers around san diego, los angeles, and vegas. some snow in the l.a. mountains and the sierra nevada and in the rockies. some light evening rain from portland to seattle. also, some morning showers along the carolina coast and for south florida, as well. >> 50s from atlanta to new york. 40s in the midwest and rockies. 27 in fargo. 37 in the twin cities. and 50s from omaha to dallas. >>> and when we c
six weeks after hurricane sandy, new jersey's own bruce springsteen and john bon jovi were among the superstars to rock madison square garden. the benefit concert, which also featured the rolling stones, the who, and paul mccartney, went on for almost six hours, on tv, online, on the radio, and in theaters. the producers saying 2 billion people around the globe would be able to enjoy it live. we'll have a wrap-up of the concert a little later on. i don't think we'll ever see another...
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sandy is in for spencer. >> here we two. getting more snow winter weather advisory in effect for the tahoe area until tomorrow morning at 10:00 a.m. and i'm sure next couple of storms will bring in some more snow. 90 percent of normal state wide. doing better. >> really. >> live picture right now and what it looks like here in the bay area. from our high definition east bay hills camera. beautiful view of the bay back towards san francisco. you see the moon there. skies clear and temperatures falling at least clearing out in many areas. let me show you live topler 7 hd rate now and what it looks like. few clouds we have ring ering gone by morning so temperatures will continue to come down. we don't have any written rate now but that is going to be changing. in the last 24 hours here's how much we picked up. 22 hundredths in san francisco and under half inch. same thing for santa rosa. you head out to livermore it was $700 of an fch of rain. over inch by wait in the santa cruz mountains. slight chance of tomorrow very flight
sandy is in for spencer. >> here we two. getting more snow winter weather advisory in effect for the tahoe area until tomorrow morning at 10:00 a.m. and i'm sure next couple of storms will bring in some more snow. 90 percent of normal state wide. doing better. >> really. >> live picture right now and what it looks like here in the bay area. from our high definition east bay hills camera. beautiful view of the bay back towards san francisco. you see the moon there. skies clear...
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>> from the global resources of abc news, this is a special edition of "nightline," tragedy at sandy hook, the search for solutions. >> i'm cynthia mcfadden. today the first of far too many funerals in a small community changed by tragedy. three days ago 20 children and six adults were killed in a connecticut elementary school, a mass shooting that sent shock waves of degree across the country. abc's juju chang reports from newtown, connecticut. >> reporter: sandy hook elementary school is closed tomorrow. and when the children return it will be to a different campus. the town is covered with memorials like this one that take on a feeling of a sacred sight as people make pilgrimages from all over. under a cold steady rain, a wave of communal grief washes over newtown. memorials growing in sets of 20 for the children. 20 christmas trees, 20 poinsettias, 20 angels. today the first funerals in a found whose faith is being tested in ways it could never have imagined. >>> for six-year-old jack pinto a huge new york giants fan. and noah pozner whose sister survived in another classroom. th
>> from the global resources of abc news, this is a special edition of "nightline," tragedy at sandy hook, the search for solutions. >> i'm cynthia mcfadden. today the first of far too many funerals in a small community changed by tragedy. three days ago 20 children and six adults were killed in a connecticut elementary school, a mass shooting that sent shock waves of degree across the country. abc's juju chang reports from newtown, connecticut. >> reporter: sandy...
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holiday spending priorities shifted after hurricane sandy as homeowners focused more on repairs than on gifts. also dragging down sales was uncertainty about the so-called fiscal cliff, tax hikes and spending cuts set to take effect next year. if lawmakers don't reach a deal to avoid it, consumers could see higher taxes eating into their paychecks. even online sales suffered. compared to past years of double-digit growth, this year, online holiday sales rose only about 8%, compared to nearly 16% last year. overall, holiday spending accounts for up to 30% of retailers' annual sales, so the disappointing season is a concern for an economy struggling to recover. >> consumers need to have more confidence. consumers need to feel that their jobs are secure. it's not an ideal situation. it's more of a conservative, cautious time. and companies are managing carefully, consumers are spending carefully. >> reporter: retailers are now hoping to lure consumers with deep discounts of 75% to 80% off in some cases as they try to salvage profits from this lackluster holiday shopping season. jim. >>
holiday spending priorities shifted after hurricane sandy as homeowners focused more on repairs than on gifts. also dragging down sales was uncertainty about the so-called fiscal cliff, tax hikes and spending cuts set to take effect next year. if lawmakers don't reach a deal to avoid it, consumers could see higher taxes eating into their paychecks. even online sales suffered. compared to past years of double-digit growth, this year, online holiday sales rose only about 8%, compared to nearly...
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and they have a sandy kicker. it is the number one manufacturer of portable generat generators, and they only account for 10% of company sales, but they have an easy to operate product, and when millions lost power for days or weeks after hurricane sandy, you better believe just about everybody stuck in that situation want wished they had a generator. i think these people will not allow themselves to be caught without power again which is why i bet portable generators will be a staple of hurricane preparedness, like candles and flashlights and batteries. very good news for briggs & stratton. let's get a closer look with todd teske, the president and ceo of briggs & stratton. find out more about his company and where it's headed. welcome to "mad money". >> great to be here, jim. thanks. >> we can't have any illusions. hurricane sandy, generators are important, you are primarily lawn and garden. we have a great housing market, interrupted by periods of drought and bad weather. where we are in not just the last seaso
and they have a sandy kicker. it is the number one manufacturer of portable generat generators, and they only account for 10% of company sales, but they have an easy to operate product, and when millions lost power for days or weeks after hurricane sandy, you better believe just about everybody stuck in that situation want wished they had a generator. i think these people will not allow themselves to be caught without power again which is why i bet portable generators will be a staple of...
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in this case, here, a lot of the folks are struggle after super storm sandy. we met one family from another nearby community along the coast, toms river new jersey, and he is a volunteer firefighter out performing rescues during the storm although his own home at the time was taking on water. now, his kids are getting a little help from the blue angels and toys for tots. >> very humbling to be on the other end of this. i would rather be doing the giving and helping than receiving. but it is nice to know there is appreciation from everyone. >>reporter: united way says so many local charities when the storm came through were focused on getting life saving supplies to the folks that toys took a back seat so they appreciate this outside help coming in so in will, indeed, be toys under the christmas trees of the families. >>shepard: you think of the blue angels of being dare devil pilots. >>reporter: their mission is to showcase the capabilities of the marines and the navy. because the marines and navy are constantly doing humanitarian missions around the world, th
in this case, here, a lot of the folks are struggle after super storm sandy. we met one family from another nearby community along the coast, toms river new jersey, and he is a volunteer firefighter out performing rescues during the storm although his own home at the time was taking on water. now, his kids are getting a little help from the blue angels and toys for tots. >> very humbling to be on the other end of this. i would rather be doing the giving and helping than receiving. but it...
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national rifle association still don't know what to say about the massacre of women and children at the sandy hook elementary school. but today they announced they will have a press conference at the end of this week. meanwhile, the nra is losing friends fast. >> there have been 70, 70, episodes of school shootings in the united states, since 1994. >> 54% favor stricter gun control laws. >> do we worry about dropping our kids off at school now? >> i don't know anybody that needs 30 rounds and a clip to go hunting. >> these 30 rounds of ammunition. >> assault magazines, we have got to call them what they are. >> i don't know why, do you need that? we have seen this movie before. >> what is wrong with the congress? >> gun lobbies will say listen we have a score card here. >> the nra pours money into these races. >> you better score an a or we're going to come and defeat you. >> how long can we sustain that action? >> it is the same mentality that drove the grover norquist pledge. >> are we prepared to say we're powerless? >> we can't tolerate this anymore. >> so far republicans have stayed quie
national rifle association still don't know what to say about the massacre of women and children at the sandy hook elementary school. but today they announced they will have a press conference at the end of this week. meanwhile, the nra is losing friends fast. >> there have been 70, 70, episodes of school shootings in the united states, since 1994. >> 54% favor stricter gun control laws. >> do we worry about dropping our kids off at school now? >> i don't know anybody...
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while officials say sandy was unprecedented, it wasn't entirely unexpected. for three decades, officials were told to prepare for a storm of historic proportions and a l law. >> nobody's taken the political courage to say, here's the standard for prepareness, here's the standard for recovery, we're going to help you fund it and then we're going to punish you if you don't get is there. >> reporter: three state reports since 1975 focused on preparedness, one addressed new york's preparability saying the sea level rise will progress regardless of new york's response. officials dealt with problems like housing, gas shortages and firings as they arose. congress even approved an army corps of engineers hurricane protection study nearly two decades ago, focusing on hard hit staten island. >> maybe some of these houses would have been saved. >> that report remains unfin nucleared. >> we have wased tax dollars and the city, sta the. >> reporter: changes that strengthen existing emergency response plans, leaders say that ultimately saved lives, but with no, now asking
while officials say sandy was unprecedented, it wasn't entirely unexpected. for three decades, officials were told to prepare for a storm of historic proportions and a l law. >> nobody's taken the political courage to say, here's the standard for prepareness, here's the standard for recovery, we're going to help you fund it and then we're going to punish you if you don't get is there. >> reporter: three state reports since 1975 focused on preparedness, one addressed new york's...
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industry estimates put the total amount of damage from superstorm sandy at $50 billion. insurance companies are expected to pick up between $10-$20 billion of that. that puts superstorm sandy at the top of the list ahead of hurricanes ike, ivan, and irene. monday we will look at why rebuilding from sandy is so expensive thanks to where she came ashore. ruben ramirez, seaside heights, new jersey. back here on wall street, tom, some interesting revolutions from netflix today saying it got a wells notice and being investigated by the securities and exchange commission. behind it is a very interesting debate going on. the reason for the investigation is that the ceo reid hastings had posted some information on his facebook page about developments at the company and the fec said you didn't disclose this property, should have been a press release or filing with the sec and raises new questions about social media and fair disclosure. >> tom: this is all about how technology is changing and regulations have a hard time susie keeping up with it. we see it with high frequency trad
industry estimates put the total amount of damage from superstorm sandy at $50 billion. insurance companies are expected to pick up between $10-$20 billion of that. that puts superstorm sandy at the top of the list ahead of hurricanes ike, ivan, and irene. monday we will look at why rebuilding from sandy is so expensive thanks to where she came ashore. ruben ramirez, seaside heights, new jersey. back here on wall street, tom, some interesting revolutions from netflix today saying it got a wells...
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despite surviving superstorm sandy the statue of liberty remains off limits to visitors. >> this is the "cbs morning news" for wednesday, december 5, 2012. >>> good morning. good to be with you. i'm terrell brown. we begin with negotiations to avert the so-called fiscal cliff both republicans and white house hold their lines and no formal talks yesterday. president obama said he wasn't ruling out some reductions in entitlement programs such as medicare and social security, meanwhile house speaker john boehner has to win over hard liners in his own party. susan mcginnis is following it all. >> reporter: hi. good morning. there are some glimmers of common ground here among the two sides that could form the basis of a deal. the president is now talking about actually lowering the tax rate for the top 2% not now but later. and republicans are now taking some heat over their latest plan a lot of it from within their own party. >> five, four -- >> reporter: house speaker john boehner led the countdown to the lighting of the capitol hill christmas tree last night. >> one. >> reporter: but a di
despite surviving superstorm sandy the statue of liberty remains off limits to visitors. >> this is the "cbs morning news" for wednesday, december 5, 2012. >>> good morning. good to be with you. i'm terrell brown. we begin with negotiations to avert the so-called fiscal cliff both republicans and white house hold their lines and no formal talks yesterday. president obama said he wasn't ruling out some reductions in entitlement programs such as medicare and social...
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the horror that was visited upon our sandy hook school was not deserved. it is the angry and desperate act of a confused young man. there is no blame to be laid on us, but there is a great burden and a great challenge that we emerge whole, that these families devastated by unspeakable harm know and trust that we love them and will do everything we can to help them heal. i know that newtown will prevail that we will not fall to acts of violence. it is a defining moment for our town, but it does not define us. we are newtown, a special and caring place. we are defined by acts of courage, by acts of love and by our continuing commitment and love for our children and families. it is my pleasure, ladies and gentlemen, to present to you governor dan malloy. [applaus [applause] >> pat, thank you for all of the great work that you have done for this community in the last three days, to the police chief and to the superintendent of schools, thank you for your great service as well, to all of the first responders, thank you. when i came in to the hall, one of the fi
the horror that was visited upon our sandy hook school was not deserved. it is the angry and desperate act of a confused young man. there is no blame to be laid on us, but there is a great burden and a great challenge that we emerge whole, that these families devastated by unspeakable harm know and trust that we love them and will do everything we can to help them heal. i know that newtown will prevail that we will not fall to acts of violence. it is a defining moment for our town, but it does...
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. >> we've seen an outpouring from the community since sandy hook. in all manners. from, you know, teddy bears to cash. and i think this is part of it. i think people want to feel safe. >> reporter: for porter, a gun locked safely in his home ended up in the hands of his foster child, who he says then handed it over to a gang member. >> if that person would have done something to somebody else with that gun, it would have been falling back on me. and i'm 52 years old. i haven't had a criminal record all my life. >> reporter: police say that's how even legal guns can pose a danger. >> i don't know that we're ever going to be able to disarm every bad guy here. but what we're doing is we're taking away the possibility. we're taking away the chance for a bad guy to get another gun. >> reporter: porter says he got lucky. >> it did go into the wrong hands but i got it back, and it's getting destroyed now. >> reporter: and now he has a little more cash in his pocket. >> 75. >> all right, thank you. >> all right. david ariosis there in new york. so david, the real question
. >> we've seen an outpouring from the community since sandy hook. in all manners. from, you know, teddy bears to cash. and i think this is part of it. i think people want to feel safe. >> reporter: for porter, a gun locked safely in his home ended up in the hands of his foster child, who he says then handed it over to a gang member. >> if that person would have done something to somebody else with that gun, it would have been falling back on me. and i'm 52 years old. i...